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THE SECOND BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>SAMUEL</span><br/> OTHERWISE CALLED<br/> THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 23
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David spoke by the power of the Holy Ghost—Rulers must be just, ruling in the fear of God—David’s mighty men are named and their deeds extolled.
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Now</span> these <i>be</i> the last words of David.  David the son of Jesse said, and the man <i>who was</i> raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Spirit of; TG Teaching with the Spirit.">Spirit</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> <sup>b</sup><a href="2_sam/23/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Delegation of Responsibility; TG Prophecy; TG Scriptures, Writing.">spake</a> by me, and his word <i>was</i> in my tongue.
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The God of Israel said, the <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Rock.">Rock</a> of Israel spake to me, He that <sup>b</sup><a href="2_sam/23/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 29: 12 (10-36); D&C 98: 9.">ruleth</a> over men <i>must be </i>just, ruling in the <sup>c</sup><a href="2_sam/23/3c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ex. 18: 21; Mosiah 4: 1 (1-3).">fear</a> of God.
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And <i>he shall be</i> as the light of the morning, <i>when</i> the sun riseth, <i>even</i> a morning without clouds; <i>as</i> the tender grass <i>springing</i> out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
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Although my house <i>be</i> not so with God; yet he hath made with me an <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 49: 9.">everlasting</a> covenant, ordered in all <i>things,</i> and sure: for <i>this is</i> all my salvation, and all <i>my</i> desire, although he make <i>it</i> not to grow.
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&#182; But <i>the sons</i> of Belial <i>shall be</i> all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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But the man <i>that</i> shall touch them must be <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/7a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR equipped.">fenced</a> with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the <i>same</i> place.
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&#182; These <i>be </i>the names of the <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Chr. 11: 10 (10-41).">mighty</a> men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same <i>was</i> Adino the Eznite: <i>he lift up his spear</i> against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
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And after him <i>was</i> Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, <i>one</i> of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines <i>that</i> were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
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He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
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And after him <i>was</i> Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite.  And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> wrought a great victory.
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And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
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And David <i>was</i> then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines <i>was </i>then <i>in</i> Beth-lehem.
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And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which <i>is</i> by the gate!
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And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that <i>was</i> by the gate, and took <i>it,</i> and brought <i>it</i> to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And he said, Be it far from me, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, that I should do this: <i>is</i> <i>not this</i> the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?  therefore he would not drink it.  These things did these three mighty men.
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And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three.  And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, <i>and</i> slew <i>them,</i> and had the name among three.
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Was he not most <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Chr. 11: 20.">honourable</a> of three?  therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the <i>first</i> three.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="2_sam/23/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Chr. 27: 6.">Benaiah</a> the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
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And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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These <i>things</i> did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
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He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the <i>first</i> three.  And David set him over his guard.
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Asahel the brother of Joab <i>was</i> one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
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Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
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Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
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